If you come on here looking for some mind-blowing conversation or profound words of wisdom, well you've come to the wrong place and will be disappointed. I'm just an ordinary bod who likes to share my day with anyone who cares to listen. Tales of my dogs, my garden, my family and happenings in my life that I feel might just be amusing....If you're happy with that, draw up a chair, light up a ciggie if you wish or have a cup of tea and make yourself at home.

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Me 'n' Ruby and of course Tango

Saturday, 4 July 2015

Nature's bounty

This wonderful summer weather is just my cup of tea, it is so pleasant walking the dogs, Being elderly [me too] we can take our time and look at things around us, smell them in the case of the pooches, The riar roses have been quite spectacular this year, but they are all but gone, at almost the same time the Queen Anne LAce adorned the bottom of the hedgerows. The fields [whcih are now large football pitches] were patchworked edge to edge with Hawkbit, daisies, and clover, unfortunately cut down , but they are rising again, with the bees coming back for second helpings.

The blackberry bushes are starting to flower, and the hazelnuts are swelling.

It's lovely picking cherries from the many cherry trees planted round the edges; all these things are doing well this year

Not too many butterflies as the horrible man who mows the lawns takes the cutter right to the edge and cuts away lots of their habitat, Not many swallows or martens either, though I did see some swifts the other evening. Last night what few swallows were ducking and diving quite low, a sign of thundery weather, Thunderbirds, they used to e called, and weren't they spot on ! as we had one of the biggest storms for years.

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About Me

I was born in Scotland and now live in England, having left in 1960,I have two girls, five
grandchildren, two great grandsons,. I own two dogs, both border collies both rescued .. I started with German Shepherds now Border Collies, My
hobbies, painting ,dog training and trying my hand at blogging. that's the hardest hobby. and have been making cards for about two years

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The window to his soul Look deep into my eyes, what do you see? a way of life long lost, or do you see, contentment because he is with you whatever the time or place. We will never know, because the eyes of a dog hold secrets known only to the dog.

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